#856517#856517

#856517 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.099 H 84.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856517
RGB	rgb(133, 101, 23)
HSL	hsl(43, 71%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(43, 83%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 24.1%, 82.7%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.74, 5.24, 45.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.74, 45.86, 83.43°)
OKLab	oklab(52.56% 0.0095 0.0986)
OKLCH	oklch(52.56% 0.099 84.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.4822, 14.3568, 2.8188)
Luminance	0.1436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856517 #173785

analogous

#852E17 #856517 #6E8517

triadic

#856517 #178565 #651785

tetradic

#856517 #17852E #173785 #85176E

square

#856517 #17852E #173785 #85176E

split-complementary

#856517 #176E85 #2E1785

monochromatic

#1D1605 #513D0E #856517 #B98D20 #DDAD3A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#856517 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#856517 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856517

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856517	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856517	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#736506

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915B56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856517;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 101, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.099 84.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad905c',
    500: '#856517',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856517;
$custom-light: #ad905c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856517",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 42.545,
    "s": 70.513,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52556,
    "c": 0.09902,
    "h": 84.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856517

secondary

#3F62B9

accent

#6FED3B

background

#FBF8F5

surface

#F6F0E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110C04

muted

#807D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #856517

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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